PHILIPSBURG--The 30,737 pairs of number plates that were ordered for motorists for 2016, have arrived at the Receiver’s Office and are currently being controlled and sorted. This process should be completed in time for Monday, February 1, at which time motorists who have paid their vehicle tax can pick them up.
The 2016 plates are aqua green in colour, feature an aerial shot of St. Maarten in the background and bear the words The Friendly Island at the top and St. Maarten to the bottom.
By law, the deadline to pay motor vehicle tax is February 28. A valid insurance document and an inspection card are needed for payment to be processed. The price for the number plates is NAf. 12.50 for all types of vehicles and NAf. 7.50 for motorbikes. Motorists with number plates M, P, SXM, MR (ministers) and PAR (parliament) will pay NAf. 275 in motor vehicle tax for gasoline-operated vehicles and NAf. 750 for diesel fuel-operated ones
Motorists with R plates will pay NAf. 300 for gasoline-operated vehicles and NAf. 750 for diesel fuel-operated vehicles. Taxis, BUS, G (group) and T (tour buses with 35 passengers or less) pay NAf. 275 for gasoline-operated vehicles and NAf. 550 for diesel fuel-operated vehicles. Vehicles with V and Z plates that weigh more than 3,500kg will pay NAf. 1,250 for gasoline- or diesel fuel-operated vehicles. Vehicles with V plates that weigh less than 3,500kg will pay NAf. 275 for gasoline-operated vehicles and NAf. 750 for diesel fuel-operated vehicles. Persons with MF (motorbike) plates will pay NAf. 200 and those with MF (mopeds) will pay NAf. 50 in motor vehicle tax.
